And when you consider that for one British University, its computer network accounted for 66% of its total electricity spend; you can clearly see the opportunity for Server Based Computing to have a major impact on the education sector.

However, energy consumption is not the only environmental benefit, when comparing against a PC.

When looking at the total product life of a Server Based Computing solution it has other benefits:

1. As the units are smaller, fewer materials are used in the manufacturing process.
2. Their size also means less packaging, and the transportation costs are lower.
3. Less heat is produced meaning air conditioning is not as important, again reducing power requirements.
4. Less travel needed by ICT support staff, as most problems are fixed from a central location
5. Longer life – The desktop terminals, don’t have moving parts so the meantime before failure (MTBF) is greatly increased compared to a PC - an average life of 7 years.
6. Disposal – their smaller size also means that they have less impact on the environment for recycling and disposal.

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